Double Row

[eddie21455]

well done Michael,  as ever you are the man on Blyth History 

regards
Eddie

[Michael Dixon]

Thanks Eddie,

I'm not really. But I have encountered many puzzles and made many mistakes when doing my research, mainly because of place names been so different then than now.  So I have sort of done a fair bit of reading, collecting info and maps, to resolve the "anomolies"

When I was a teenager, my father, a Haltwhistle man was mad keen on Local history. ..........

" Listen Michael I will explain why that railway line was built in that direction rather than... and why the Bedlington Iron Works was also at Bebside"

"Sorry father, it will have to be another time... I am off down Blyth " ( to the Cowpen Colliery Inn - lol )

So I never did listen to him- of course now I wish I had !

Michael Dixon

[c-side]

Just come online to say the same thing, Michael.  The Double Row that has both Coombs and Dalrymple living in it is, in fact, the one at Cowpen.  The 1881 census does separate the two by describing the streets at the Isabella as 'Isabella Colliery'.

Christine

[Michael Dixon]

Christine,

I am saying that the two families were in two different Double Rows, at the 1881 census.

 There were 4 different Cowpen Collieries at the same time, ( North Pit, South Pit, Crofton Mill Pit and the Isabella, all entitled Cowpen Colliery) ) all within the "Township" of Cowpen ( which included the north and west of today's Blyth town).

Two of these colleries had Double Rows- The Isabella and the South Pit.

These two separate areas are now West Court/South End Avenue (Isabella) and Blyth Sports Centre/Railway Terrace(South Pit).

Michael

[c-side]

Yes, I know that, Michael.  In my own, possibly clumsy way, I was agreeing with you!

[Michael Dixon]

Sorry Christine, My apologies - I misunderstood your " the one at Cowpen"

Michael

[cavvytri]

  Thankyou all very much for your help. Now I know they were in different Double Rows, and approximately whereabouts in present day Blyth they would have been. Very confusing mind you! 

[Michael Dixon]

But only confusing to us, who are " contaminated" by our modern context and knowledge.

There would have been no confusion with your folk of that time !

Michael Dixon

[Pete E]

Hi All, I have three documents in which a double row is mentioned. The first is my mothers birth certificate from 1923, she was born at "17 Double row Cowpen Colliery, UD". This is the double row described by Michael as being just to the left of the bridge at the top of Marlow street. I have a map which shows a "Sixth row" between Gas row and and Badger row and also a West row beyond Double row; in the middle of all these is shown a "Club" sadly that's the edge of my map so I don't know if there was a first to fifth row as well.
I have two death certificates for my great grandparents who died in1922 and 1925. These certificates show the places of death as "7 (&30) Double row, South Newsham UD". This Double row formed part of the road that now runs to the coast past the new housing estate, A1061 I think? Double row was on the right as you headed to the coast just past what would have been the rail crossing, behind double row was single row both rows being close to Newsham South farm and the old reservoirs.